List of Sokoto State Governors from 1960 till Date with their Political Party

List of Sokoto State Governors from 1960 till Date with their Political Party: Sokoto State is one of the North-Western States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The state is known as the primary domicile region for the Hausa/Fulani tribe in Nigeria.

Remember, the country Nigeria have 3 basic tribes which include the Hausa (Northerners, Igbos and the Yorubas).

The need to know the list of past and present governors of Sokoto state from the 1960 Independence is crucial; most especially for students and information seekers.

We are however, happy you stumbled on the right page as we shall be looking at the comprehensive list of all past reigning governors of Sokoto State and their political parties from 1960.

The below list may also contain list of military government (as the case may be).

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Sokoto State Governors from 1960 & Their Political Parties

Name	Title	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Alhaji Usman Faruk	Governor	1967	1975	Military	Commissioner of Police, Governor of Northwestern State
Colonel Umaru Mohammed	Governor	Mar-76	Jul-78	Military
Lt. Colonel Gado Nasko	Governor	Jul-78	Oct-79	Military
Shehu Kangiwa	Governor	Oct-79	Nov-81	NPN
Garba Nadama	Governor	1982	Dec-83	NPN
Colonel Garba Duba	Governor	Jan-84	Aug-85	Military
Colonel Garba Mohammed	Governor	Aug-85	Dec-87	Military
Colonel Ahmed Muhammad Daku	Governor	Dec-87	Aug-90	Military
Colonel Bashir Salihi Magashi	Governor	Aug-90	Jan-92	Military
Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim	Governor	Jan-92	Nov-93	NRC
Colonel Yakubu Mu’azu	Administrator	09-Dec-93	22-Aug-96	Military
Navy Captain Rasheed Adisa Raji	Administrator	22-Aug-96	Aug-98	Military
Group Captain (Air Force) Rufai Garba	Administrator	Aug-98	May-99	Military
Attahiru Bafarawa	Governor	29-May-99	29-May-07	APP; ANPP
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko	Governor	29-May-07	11-Apr-08	PDP
Abdullahi Balarabe Salame	Acting Governor	11-Apr-08	28-May-08	–
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko	Governor	28-May-08	28-May-11	PDP
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko	Governor	28-May-11	28-May-15	APC
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal	Governor	28-May-15	Incumbent	APC/PDP

Who is the Present Governor of Sokoto State 2022?

The Present Governor of Sokoto State is Aminu Waziri Tambuwal from People’s Democratic Party (PDP).